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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Eugene have?

2. Where else does Eugene go in this chapter?

3. Growing up how do Eugene and his friends treat Jews and Negroes?

4. What does Eugene win in this chapter?

5. What social campaign does Gant join?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ben's illness an important part of this book.

2. Briefly describe Gant's deteriorating family situation.

3. Why do you think visiting prostitutes is important to Eugene as he is finishing college?

4. Is there any significance to the fact that Helen is the one who takes Gant to Baltimore for treatment of his cancer?

5. What is unusual about Gant's involvement in the temperance movement?

6. In this chapter (26) Eugene takes trip with some friends to Charleston what is the most significant episode on this trip? Briefly explain.

7. Briefly describe Eugene's experience as a paper boy.

8. Explain why you think Ben will not allow Eliza in his room when he is so ill?

9. Why do you think Eugene does not tell the Leonards about his job as a paper boy?

10. Explain Eugene's attitude toward racial and ethnic prejudice.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take each of the following factors and explain how you think they contributed either positively or negatively in Eugene's life?

- family ties

- education

- alcoholism

- relationships outside his family

- loss and death

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the promise of the American Dream have both positive and negative effects on Oliver Gant's life? Fully explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain fully the importance of the Leonard's influence on Eugene's life.

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